TV film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...
based on a novel by
Linda Fairstein
Linda Fairstein (born May 5, 1947) is an American author, attorney, and former New York City prosecutor focusing on crimes of violence against women and children. She was the head of the sex crimes unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's offic ...
and starring
Dana Delany
Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress. After appearing in small roles early in her career, Delany received her breakthrough role as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television drama ''China Beach'' (1988–1991), for which s ...
. Delany also produced the film, which premiered on April 9, 2001 on
ABC
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet.
ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
. The film was nominated for an
Edgar Allan Poe Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...
Dana Delany
Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress. After appearing in small roles early in her career, Delany received her breakthrough role as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television drama ''China Beach'' (1988–1991), for which s ...
as ''Alexandra Cooper''
* Billy Burke as ''Mike Chapman''
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Joelle Carter
Joelle Marie Carter (born October 10, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for playing Ava Crowder in the FX series '' Justified''.
Early life
Carter was born in Thomasville, Georgia. Her father, Jimmy,Chris Potter as ''Jed Seigel''
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Sherman Augustus
Sherman Augustus (born January 10, 1959) is an American actor, martial artist and former National Football League, NFL player. He is best known for his role as Nathaniel Moon in the AMC (TV channel), AMC series Into the Badlands (TV series), Into ...
as ''Mercer Wallace''
* Jeff Clark as ''William Montvale''
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Colm Feore
Colm Joseph Feore (; born August 22, 1958) is a Canadian actor. A 15-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the CBC miniseries '' Trudeau'' (2002), his portrayal of G ...
as ''Paul Battaglia''
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Fulvio Cecere
Fulvio Cecere (born March 11, 1960) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker.
Early life
Born in Canada, he moved to Hawthorne, New Jersey as a teenager and attended Hawthorne High School, graduating as part of the class of 1978. Cecere attended South ...
as ''Luther Waldron''
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Karen Robinson
Karen Robinson (born February 29, 1968) is a British-Canadian film, television, and stage actress. She won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Guest Role in a Drama Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for her appearan ...
as ''Laura Wilkie''
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Jonathan Higgins
Jonathan Quayle Higgins III, VC is a fictional character in the 1980–1988 comedy and crime television series, ''Magnum, P.I.'' portrayed by actor John Hillerman. Hillerman won an Emmy for the role in 1987.
The character of Higgins appeared i ...
as ''Patrick 'Pat' McKinney''
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Arnold Pinnock
Arnold Pinnock (born 1967) is a Canadian actor who is perhaps best known for his appearance as Paul Greebie, Casey's guidance counselor, in ''Life with Derek''.
Pinnock was born in Birmingham, England. His career began with sketch comedy at Toro ...
as ''Herman Miller''
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Joe Pingue
Joe Pingue is a Canadian actor and film maker.
Early life
Pingue was born and raised in St. Catharines, Ontario. He attended Ridley College for both elementary and high school, and studied theatre at York University.
While attending Ridley Coll ...
as ''Harold McCoy''
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Bill Lake
Bill Lake ( W.F. Lake) is a Canadian actor whose career began in Vancouver and who has appeared in many movies, television movies and series, stage plays and commercials. He has over 175 credits in a variety of productions since the 1970s.
Caree ...
as ''Chief Flanders''
See also
List of television films produced for American Broadcasting Company
This is a list of television films produced for American Broadcasting Company (ABC). Many of these films were made as television pilots, four of them were United Nations television film series.
1950s
* ''Portrait of Gina'' (1958)
* '' Girl on th ...